Shadow banking
Chinese authorities: NPL levels are little changed
PBoC governor Yi Gang vows to resolve property sector risks as another developer defaults

Liquidity dependence may hamper QE exit
Expanding reserves may prove perilous for financial stability, with maximum danger during QT, writes Viral Acharya

Book notes: The Fed unbound, By Lev Menand
This book highlights need for charter-like oversight of shadow banking sector

The PBoC, real estate debt and financial stability in China
Officials have restricted policy space due to efforts to contain property risks amid slowing growth
Shadow banks need macro-pru regimes – Bundesbank paper
Limits on shadow banks’ leverage could have helped avert global financial crisis, researcher finds
The international effort to manage NBFI risks: where do we stand?
Maurizio Trapanese details progress made during the Italian G20 presidency as well as outstanding macro-pru issues
Interoperability of stablecoins
Central bank reserves could be a better option for backing stablecoins than Treasuries, say Manmohan Singh, Caitlin Long and Charles Kahn
Book notes: Fintech regulation in China, by Robin Hui Huang
Book includes meticulous exploration of detailed regulations across Chinese fintech sector, but risks missing bigger picture
ECB takes over supervision of largest EU investment firms
Firms posing systemic risk should not try to circumvent new regime by changing structure, ECB says
Shadow banking changes macro-prudential trade-offs – BdF paper
Presence of non-banks increases importance of dynamic capital ratios, researcher argues
Benoît Cœuré on CBDCs, stablecoins and central bank fintech co-operation
BIS Innovation Hub chief speaks about fintech risks for supervisors and monetary policy-makers, and hub development plans
Shadow banks play key role in business cycle – BoE paper
Contraction in securitisation can spill into wider credit conditions, researchers say
Former RBI official Rabi Mishra on macro-pru in the post-Covid world
The former executive director discusses challenges for supervision and the rise of fintech
Is there a path between the Covid abyss and chasm of financial risk?
Policy-makers may be asking too much from macro-prudential policies
Investment fund sector needs stress tests – Bundesbank paper
Researchers say their model finds investment firms can magnify losses from global asset price shock
RBI supplies liquidity to Indian shadow banks ‘to avoid systemic risk’
Non-banking financial sector has faced major difficulties over last two years
Shadow banking increases need for asset purchases – ECB paper
Large non-bank financial sectors can impair transmission of monetary policy, paper finds
Tighter regulation may be working – MIT economist
Kristin Forbes says banks may be more resilient but warns risk could be shifting to shadow sector
Hidden money creation is impacting policy, PBoC economist warns
“Banks’ shadow” hampers monetary and financial stability policy, Guofeng Sun says
Big tech: a threat to banks?
The explosive growth of big tech companies in China offers important lessons
RBI tells public ‘no need to panic’ as mid-sized bank fails
Central bank seeks to quell fears of a second round of trouble after collapse of PMC Bank
Central banking’s 30-year cycle
Central banking has hit another crossroads, writes Central Banking founder Robert Pringle
Book notes: Shadow networks, by Francisco Louçã and Michael Ash
While not all central bankers will read this book, the problems it presents should not be left to politicians to solve
‘Fintech shadow banks’ shaping global credit – Amit Seru
Regulators need to pay more attention to shadow banks, Stanford professor says